Chapter 237: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
She was trying to persuade her, Zhao Wuyang's face suddenly changed, and he threw her to the white scarf man beside him, and he quickly plugged Ruoyun's mouth and asked her to withdraw first.
Immediately after that, there was a deafening explosion in the woods, the screams were raging, and the gray-clothed man guarding the forest retreated to the stream, He Yuanming saw this and hurriedly turned around and retreated to the woods, signaling his subordinates to step forward, and he hid himself in the crowd while holding the sound of the flute, and the sound of the flute faded away.
There were several people in the forest who stepped on the dead leaves, and in the blink of an eye, they occupied the side of the stream and fought with the remaining gray-clothed people, the suppressive effect of the sound of the flute was reduced several times, and the two guards were about to fight their way out of the encirclement and chase in the direction of Ruoyun, but Zhao Wuyang had already fled with Ruoyun.
Ruoyun was held hostage by several people to retreat, relying on Zhao Wuyang's blinding method and the ensuing response, the last thing she saw was that the guards returned in vain and did not enter the woods, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She struggled to get into the car, and Zhao Wuyang's voice of disgust when she heard it reached her ears: "I advise you not to find a way to escape, the blood Gu last time was planted by Uncle Shi through a puppet, and if you resist, you will plant ten or eight more, let alone the Fusu people, even the gods will not be able to save you." β
Ruoyun was cold when she heard this, Zhao Wuyang didn't know how to use advanced techniques, but his uncle was ruthless, compared to the ruthless formation, it was really light to give her a blood Gu to blackmail others, thinking of his warning, she suddenly felt that she couldn't take advantage of resisting, and unconsciously quieted down.
Zhao Wuyang snorted coldly in satisfaction, twisting her chin, her eyes full of resentment: "Who let the sect want to keep your life, otherwise I hope to feed you, a woman who is doing bad things, to the tiger wolf." β
Ruoyun shuddered. Unable to resist openly, she had to bow her head and remain silent, closing her eyes to the smell of blood, which made her stomach churn and her heart full of pain.
I don't know how far I've traveled. She was already exhausted from her muddy feet, and what she saw was the sparkling lake that barely opened and closed her eyes, the clouds were in the sky, and the furnace flag was floating around the lake, and she was shocked to find that she was in the hinterland of the Qingping Sect, and her depressed mood calmed down in an instant.
Ruoyun was still observing the surrounding situation, and was pushed into the boat by the lake by several soldiers. The spacious living room was moored steadily on the boat, and she looked up to see the calligraphy and paintings hanging high, the tables neat, and the stove smoked to make the boat unusually warm. Snacks and food are all available, and it doesn't look like a place where prisoners are held at all.
Zhao Wuyang snorted coldly and untied her and withdrew, she watched as those people retreated, and reached out to see that the doors and windows were unlocked. Suspiciously, he watched the shore get farther and farther away from him. Dingqing saw that several small boats had ropes tied up to take the painting boat away from the lakeshore.
Looking through the window lattice, I really saw the Longhua Villa that appeared from time to time after the fog dissipated, the pavilion was almost invisible embedded in the mountains, Ruoyun only felt that her heart sank suddenly, if she guessed correctly, it should be the lake where she had boated, it was next to the city of Fangcai, and it was at the foot of the villa.
The boats sailed away with her from the shore, the cold wind howled, and the sky that had been overcast for a long time suddenly darkened. Ruoyun finally understands that she is trapped alone in the middle of the lake, and not only is there no hope of escaping. The other party didn't want to see her for the time being, let alone negotiate.
She stood for a long time, did not take off the blood-stained golden silk robe, only silently hugged the stove in her arms, and slowly sat indoors. After a while, I saw white snowflakes begin to fall in the dim sky, and the light dots on the water surface disappeared without a trace, but it made her freeze from head to toe.
The snow lasted all day, and after the cold wind, the snow began to clear, the lake was covered with thin ice, and the shores of the lake were covered with snow, only the tents and makeshift houses were steaming, and the mountains were covered in white snow from a distance, and the smoke that rose from time to time was also annihilated.
Although it snowed in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, the snow quickly melted away, so that it was even colder, and the painting boat seemed to be forgotten in the lake.
For a few days, Ruoyun was unusually quiet, holding the hand stove and standing by the window for a day, sometimes looking at the mountains in the distance, sometimes staring at the camp without taking her eyes off it, without saying a word. The once translucent eyes were as pale and dull as if they had been condensed with frost, and the golden silk brocade robe was carefully wiped and folded aside, and there was still a very light portable sword on it, and the vermilion Yingluo hung down like a blooming red lotus.
Four or five days after the snow, she freshened up and looked through the window, only to see a mist rising from the lake, and the naturally rising fog gradually became stronger, engulfing the entire shore of the lake that was clearly visible, and only the torches back and forth were faintly recognizable.
Perhaps it was her quietness that made people feel the need to be vigilant, when the lake was only a few feet visible, someone came in a boat, the light boat was no better than the previous boat, after breaking through the fog, suddenly appeared on the side of the boat, on the side of the boat stood an old man, black-clothed, long beard and gray hair, old face, cold eyebrows, standing like a pine with his hands, and the hanging beads on his waist jingled with the boat.
Ruoyun felt like a drum when she saw this scene, and when she was nervous, she abandoned the hand stove, put on a gold thread robe, pulled up her hair bun, sat down behind the desk with her back to the door railing, and after clasping her hands, she heard someone boarding the ship, and couldn't help but take a hard breath and try to calm down.
When the old man saw her sitting with her back to her, he immediately straightened his back, sat down behind her unhurriedly, and said, "It seems that you know everything?" β
Ruoyun listened to the thick and vigorous voice, and immediately had a sour nose, but after being stunned for a while, she still hid her sadness in her heart, and said firmly: "What do you want me to knowβLord Sect Leader?" β
The old man was silent, but Ruoyun laughed at herself, and said to herself: "At that time, when I was young, I had my father and mother who loved me, took care of my family, and a heartfelt and smart girl by my side, but I turned a blind eye to such happy things, but I felt that my father's strict discipline and mother's parents were too weak, and I frequently contradicted and sneaked out. Even so, I still thought that my father and mother loved me and regarded me as the pearl of my palm. β
As she spoke, her tail trembled slightly, and when she heard that he didn't answer, she sighed again: "Once it fell apart, I once thought that my father was wronged, and he forbearance and waited for the opportunity. Unexpectedly, whether it was the former emperor or the king with a different surname that I had resented, or the high priest who wanted to find out in my heart, it was not the root cause, and I was guilty but I didn't know it, and what was in front of me now was just a dead end. β
"And what are you going to do?" The old man was silent for a long time, and finally asked.
Ruoyun smiled palely. At this time, all the tears that had not fallen were dried up in my heart: "No matter which side it is, I can't help, no matter which side." I can't even be ruthless, Yu Tianyi I have long been shameless to live, Yu Fusu I am also the sin, and I am even more to blame myself. β
"The Tianyi Emperor is just a mediocre and incompetent person, and the kings of Fusu are just their own plans, and once they are destroyed, it will be the blessing of all the people, where is the sin?!" The old man brushed his sleeves up. The rhetoric is intense.
"Blessing to all people?" Ruoyun sneered, stared at the picture scroll in front of her, and slowly got up and said. "The princess tested the medicine, refined the puppet, separated the west, and instigated the Hu people, so that Chang'an Street was completely destroyed, and there were countless casualties, and I wanted to pull Rong Jinhuan to the throne. but so many lives have been lost. Can you still say that this is a blessing to all peoples? Father? β
She suddenly turned around and looked at the old man, the joy and pain that rose hit at the same time, her eyes flickered and then quickly dimmed, if it wasn't for Cheng Qingxuan's intention to hide it, she should have guessed that the voice in the Star Picking Pavilion that day was her father's, Huai Xuanmo had so many holy decrees in her hand that were unquestionable, and it was none other than Su Xi, who lost her relatives and friends due to the abolition of the cabinet, and died and turned into the sect leader, her most beloved father!
Su Xi looked at her daughter, who she hadn't seen for several years, with a beautiful face and a graceful face. Involuntarily squinted his eyes, and the color of love was revealed. sighed: "The first emperor dissolved the cabinet, planted and killed colleagues who had worked together for many years at will, greedy for magic and construction, in order to live forever, from the bureaucrats to the common people, dare not be angry, even if the first emperor died in the sky, he did not forget to order to kill me, such imperial power, don't do it!" How much have I learned in the past few years, but I still talk about it on paper. β
"Really?" Ruoyun laughed dismally and shook her head: "Daddy Li admonished the high priest, and Ming Xiu plank road secretly Chen Cang, thinking that in this way, the king with a different surname really didn't know?" If it weren't for the holy decree written by them, would my father think that the sentence would still be dismissed pending investigation? Mother would rather go with the news of your death than pay for your sins with you, don't you understand? Dad keeps saying that he is for the country and the people, and in the end, he didn't join forces with the high priest in the name of this? In the end, it's not that he is greedy for the treasure of the Su magic and vainly tries to subvert the imperial power, which is more than the previous emperor?! β
"Shut up!" Su Xi interrupted her suddenly, and the kindness at that time dissipated in an instant, replaced by infinite anger, raised his hand and pointed at her and said loudly, "You have a cold constitution since you were a child, and the high priest has a good eye on your physique, if I don't join forces with them and replace them with a princess, who do you think will be suffering from the pain?!" I've been planning for a long time, Rong Jinhuan's kid tried in vain to eradicate dissidents after he ascended the throne, if I hadn't escaped under the pretense of death, do you think he would let me go? Do you think he is a person who can live peacefully with a king with a different surname and rule the world together? The king with a different surname is so indifferent, do you think they will shoot casually?! β
Ruoyun gasped, staggered a step, and said abruptly: "Dad, I'm your excuse for doing this, right?" β
When Su Xi heard this, his eyes suddenly became cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for the fact that I have no children under my knees, this throne can be earned." Now, in addition to destroying them and making them suffer the pain of the death of their relatives and friends, you say, why am I still alive in the world?! β
"Dad, you ......" Ruoyun shook her head slowly and reluctantly, and said with a bitter smile, "Dad, are you really, should there be no daughter like me anymore?" β
Su Xi suddenly suppressed his anger, turned sideways with his hands, looked at the mist that could not be dissolved, and was silent for a long time before lowering his voice and said: "You could have been safe and sound, but you had to be involved in it, Brother Chu couldn't watch you, you really shouldn't." β
"Uncle's illness turned out to be a fear of my father's revenge...... Ruoyun only felt that her heart was colder than the frosted lake, and she tried her best to stand still, and said slowly to him, "Even if my father orders Qingluan to enter the palace to protect me, I have died several times." Dad wanted Rong Jinhuan to be fledgling and not to be the emperor, but he turned the tables step by step, forcing Dad to take Fusu first. Dad and the high priest have joined forces, can you know that He Yuanming has planted blood Gu on me as a bargaining chip? Did Dad's wishes really come true? β
Su Xi looked back in astonishment, glanced at her and turned cold again: "You are my daughter, stay here obediently until my father takes Longhua Villa." On the day when the Star Pavilion organ opens and closes, it can affect several leylines, and there is this to coerce Fusu, who is not afraid of the timid and afraid of things, not to contribute their techniques, and to help them with their spells, Rong Jinhuan alone must bow down if he has monstrous skills! (To be continued......)